Thank you, Madam Chair.
Witnesses, I know how hard you prepare for these committee meetings, so I think I owe you an apology first of all for coming late, and second, for not being Kirsty Duncan.
Kirsty is speaking in the House, so if this day had unfolded as it should have, you would have had someone with a doctorate in a science background, who is a Nobel prize winner, asking you very penetrating and incisive questions. Instead you got me, but just allow me to muddle through.
Ms. Walden, I did get to hear all of your presentation, and I was interested in your reference to a conference attended by 30 countries. As we embark on this study, it seems to me that, rather than reinventing the wheel, we should be looking probably internationally and possibly provincially for best practices. In terms of gender diversity in the areas that are under consideration here, who is doing the best job in the international community? What can and should we copy?